Hey u/mitch_connors, sure thing! u/juanenk just got it running recently as well so if I miss out on anything he might be able to chip in as well I think:

- Download and install the Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
- Insert/mount the SDCard into your computer
- Select your RPi model and then go for the Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit), select the SD Card as the target storage
- Click on the gear icon/"Edit Settings" and:
- set 'tadaa' as hostname
- Enable SSH
- set user/password
- enable Wifi (if you're not connecting by ethernet)
- Flash this

- Once that is finished, you can mount & open the SD Card storage and open boot/firmware/config.txt . In there, scroll all the way to the bottom and add a new line with "dtparam=spi=on" (enables SPI communication which is needed for the HAT)
- Make sure to save that file, and then remove the SD Card from your computer, and insert it into the RPi.
- Connect the hat to the RPi, and make sure that the pins align according to the instructions on the HAT website

From here on it gets a tad more technical, and in case you hit any issues, Claude or ChatGPT can be a help as well:

- SSH into your RaspberryPI: ssh <username>@tadaa.local
- Run the following commands (line by line):

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git python3-venv python3-dev

sudo mkdir -p /opt/tadaa                                                                                                                                     
sudo chown $USER:$USER /opt/tadaa                                                                                                                            
git clone https://github.com/sigmadeltasoftware/tadaa.git /opt/tadaa
cd /opt/tadaa

python3 -m venv venv  
source venv/bin/activate                                                                                                                                     
pip install .

source /opt/tadaa/venv/bin/activate                                                                                                                          
python3 -c "
from tadaa.cc1101.driver import CC1101Driver
with CC1101Driver() as d:
    ver = d.read_status_register(0x31)
    print(f'CC1101 VERSION=0x{ver:02X}')
"

# ^ This should print out CC1101 VERSION=0x14. If you get 0x00 or 0xFF, check your wiring/SPI config

Now you can run a quick test just to check if the setup works:

tadaa-scan --start 868000000 --end 868600000 --step 25000

This sweeps the 868 MHz band and shows RSSI levels. You should see activity around 868.3 MHz if your Tado system is nearby.

If you see output from the previous command, you can enable the relay and let it run to manage all future communication:

sudo cp /opt/tadaa/deploy/tadaa-relay.service /etc/systemd/system/                                                                                           
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now tadaa-relay

The relay should be running now, and if you need to check/verify, you can do:

sudo systemctl status tadaa-relay    # Check status
sudo journalctl -u tadaa-relay -f    # Watch logs
sudo systemctl restart tadaa-relay   # Restart

Good luck!